Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB3126

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3126

Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Mary Gill

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1005/1005-170 new

Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Employment Security shall create a self-employment assistance program to provide benefits to individuals who are working to start a business in the State and who are otherwise eligible to receive benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that a participant in the program shall be deemed to be actively engaged in seeking work as required under the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that benefits paid to a participant in the program are considered to be benefits paid under the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that the Department of Employment Security shall adopt rules to implement and administer the program.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 1005-170 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1005/1005-170 new)

Sec. 1005-170. Self-employment assistance program. The Department of Employment Security shall create a self-employment assistance program to provide benefits to individuals who are working to start a business in this State and who are otherwise eligible to receive benefits under the Unemployment Insurance Act. A participant in the program shall be deemed to be actively engaged in seeking work as required under paragraph (5) of subsection (K) of Section 409 of the Unemployment Insurance Act. Except as provided in this Section, benefits paid to a participant in the program are considered to be benefits paid under the Unemployment Insurance Act. The Department of Employment Security shall adopt rules to implement and administer this Section.